Spotted fever group Rickettsia were present in 13 of 1,171 (1.1%) of adult Dermacentor variabilis Say removed from raccoons (Procyon lotor L.) and Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana Kerr) in western Tennessee. Spotted fever group Rickettsia were detected by amplification of a 617-bp segment of the citrate synthase gene by polymerase chain reaction.
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Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) Infesting Raccoons (Carnivora: Procyonidae) and Opossums (Marsupialia: Didelphimorphidae) in Tennessee
Thomas M. Kollars Jr.,
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 38 • No. 4
July 2001
Vol. 38 • No. 4
July 2001
American dog tick
opossum
polymerase chain reaction
raccoon
Rickettsia